There's no rest for the weary in the Schwartz-Mills household.
Well, that's not entirely true. My family understood my jet lagged state on Saturday and Sunday after my incredible week at the Democratic National Convention. My intention was to write up a travel post about the joys of downtown Denver.
Did I do it? Nope.
Monday was Labor Day, and we received an urgent email from my brother-in-law in the United Kingdom. A friend of theirs had just finished the first of two weeks visiting a friend in Los Angeles, and as of then, she hadn't really seen anything. Would we mind showing her around?
Of course we didn't mind! Showing off my city (and its environs) to visitors is one of my favorite past times.
Did I write about it? Nope.
Yesterday was the first day of a new school year and the annual re-shifting of gears from summer time "relaxed" to autumn busy. We spent Tuesday doing our last minute back-to-school shopping (to make up for the fact that I'd spent the previous week in Denver) and hit the ground running yesterday. We were late to school, late to car pool, late to gymnastics and late getting home. And the battle to help my kid keep her life in balance begins anew. In the next few days, I will be making myself known to her counselor, her new teachers, and her new principal as I fight for less homework and (a longshot) a waiver from PE class (the child trains in gymnastics 16-20 hours per week and can probably out-perform her teacher. She needs a study hall; not more physical education).
Have I written my annual Back to School post? Nope.
My new virtual employer was very understanding about my time in Denver and has been really patient with me as I put off printing out mailing labels and writing her web copy and newsletter. I managed to eke out a couple of hours' of work for her this week, but not nearly as much as required.
So what have I been doing with my time?
Mostly, reading and writing emails and posts between my fellow MOMocrats. I thought the pace would settle down once we got back from the DNC, but that was before Senator McCain selected his running mate. Holy Moley. The most interesting election of my adult life is better than anything on Bravo.
The MOMocrats have been live blogging the Republican National Convention. Last night, we made the decision to raise funds for Barack Obama during the live blog... visitors to our site donated a total of $700 to the campaign.
As of now, I think we're live blogging again tonight - but alas, I won't be there. To paraphrase Senator McCain, tonight I am taking off my MOMocrats hat and putting on my SoCal Mom hat to attend the kind of event Los Angeles is known for.
Curious? Watch this space - I will be blogging about it.
If I can break away from the drama of the election.
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